Lead Development Engineer in Test/Lead Automation Engineer At Thomson Reuters

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

We are looking for a Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join the Thomson Reuters Elite – Design Gallery team focused on all aspects of the application. The ideal candidate will have broad experience with Microsoft Technologies including Visual Studio and Microsoft Testing Technologies and a deep understanding of the .Net framework. Previous experience with Microsoft Workflow Foundation is an advantage.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead all test planning, test case automation and execution of test cases required of a software development project or program.
• Automate smoke and regression test cases using in house automation frameworks
• Be the voice of quality for the team
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with peers in various office locations
• Provides technical mentorship, coaching and training to junior members
• Identify areas of improvement, deliver full-cycle implementations.
• Work closely with the team to ensure that all product development is produced according to product requirements.
• Provide tracking, investigation and resolution of issues advanced from the support department.

Essential skills:

• 7+ years of software testing and/or software development experience
• 5+ years of experience automating tests, be able to program and write test automation scripts
• Experience in growing test automation frameworks and coverage
• Solid experience in organizing the development and maintenance of test strategies, test plan, test cases, and reports
• Experience in handling large scale test cases and test scripts using test management tools
• Experience in working on non-UI testing frameworks: API, web services, REST and SOAP, back-end testing, test data management, mocking, etc
• Experience filing bugs and tracking/driving issues to closure. Ability to write effective reproducible test scenarios
• Experience writing SQL queries
• Experience with XML, JSON and related technologies.
• Experience with tools: Visual Studio, MSTest, SQL Server, Microsoft Test Manager or Test Hub preferred.
• Experience with GIT, Issue tracking platforms
• Experience with Agile Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates an eagerness to obtain domain knowledge in order to effectively use technical qualifications.
• Understanding of organization’s development platform and languages.
• Ambitious and capable of leading multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.
• Collaboration skills and ability to get work done through others.
• Proactive teammate with the ability to work in a globally dynamic environment.

Desired skills:

• Experience with Workflow Foundation or any workflow automation platforms
• Experience with testing with Azure or cloud solutions
• Experience testing applications implemented with Silverlight and WPF.
• Experience writing unit/integration test
• Experience with testing financial applications, particularly accounting applications a plus.
• Experience with load/performance testing a plus
• Experience with security testing
• Experience with release management and DevOps pipeline
• Handling CI, branches, build and release processes
• Experience with PowerShell

Education/ Certifications:

• Four-year college diploma or university degree in information technology, computer science, or similar, and/or equivalent work experience.

At Thomson Reuters, we believe what we do matters. We are passionate about our work, inspired by the impact it has on our business and our customers. As a team, we believe in winning as one - collaborating to reach shared goals, and developing through challenging and meaningful experiences. With more than 25,000 employees in more than 100 countries, we work flexibly across boundaries and realize innovations that help shape industries around the world. Making this happen is a dynamic, evolving process, and we count on each employee to be a catalyst in driving our performance - and their own.

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

Intrigued by a challenge as large and fascinating as the world itself? Come join us.

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